“Well written… it really is an object lesson in how this [kind of book] can be done. Well worth having on your shelves.” (Reviews: The Great War Forum 1914-1919)

Doing Our Bit:

“You don’t have to have any link to Middleton – although you will soon feel one – to find this personal account of the Great War an absorbing and moving experience. An amazing amount of detail about individual lives, both in battle and on the home-front, was collected. Above all, it is so very human and difficult to read some passages without a lump in the throat.” David Graham on Doing our Bit (Book Editor: Manchester Evening News)

“Not only a good read, it should become a valuable, if not essential, tool for history teachers and students. One of the most poignant Great War stories ever written.” Gerry Sammon on Doing our Bit (Editor in Chief: The Middleton and North Manchester Guardian, The Rochdale Observer and The Heywood Advertiser)

“An excellent book, very well researched. I have lots of books with a similar kind of ‘local’ interest but this is up there with the best. Extremely readable and absorbing for anyone.” Tom Morgan on Doing our Bit (Editor: Hellfire Corner)